Jason Lake, the founder of compLexity Gaming, recently signed Mike Ross and Gootecks of Cross Counter to their team. ESFI World: Why do you think the fighting game community still plays “second fiddle” to other games in the industry despite having massive tournament attendance and a highly developed scene?
Jason Lake: I think in the past that was the case but the community at large is coming to a greater appreciation of the larger world of eSports and is becoming more business savvy in general. Historically, many players felt that joining teams and other organizations was “selling out” instead of advancing their career and gaining much needed exposure and financial support. That is beginning to change in a big way. Also, many gamers who may specialize in other types of games still enjoy a great fighting event and if the FGC (Fighting Game Community) can integrate itself with eSports as a whole I believe it has a bright future.
ESFI World: Do you have future plans for Complexity within the fighting game community?
Jason Lake: Yes, most definitely. First we will focus on signing a couple solid players to build the coL.cc division. From there we intend on supporting the community by throwing events and helping find financial support for events already scheduled.
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This is great exposure for the the community. Now only if they can get sponsorships from Coca-Cola like St8 Rippin did.
Sign Combofiend marn, Flash metriod. Floe just copies everyone else.
Combofiend for sure, Flash is great but he isn't doing that good @ other games apart from SSF4 tbh. Floe does play every game, Justin too etc so idk. But Floe is a worse Justin wong ATM.
Combofiend, Marn (If he does his best, since Marns always in trouble/Hurts the sponsor a lot)
Although I wish Gootecks & Mike ross made CC their own sponsor thing, sucks they didn't, but hey good stuff.
I don't think Combofiend want to be sponsored since he has a full-time job and I think I remember him saying in some interviews that he had looked into it and not that interested. Not really sure though.
Flash is already signed with Blight,which I'm sure there would be a conflict of an interest. Wolfkrone is available now though. Marn and Combofiend would definitely be good additions. Floe is pretty much an honorary unofficial EG member, it seems. Totally feelin like I'm armchairin' here though, so
Great for Gootecks and Mike Ross! Good for them!
I don't think they will be after the big names. I have a feeling that they will go after the somewhat upcomming names who we don't see enough of yet. I really think this thing they will do is not sign the biggest names of the scene but the struggling relatively unknown talents.
They already have Gootecks and Mike Ross... probably they are going to recommend Marn??? we will see...